The Eye of the Tiger (novel)

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The Eye of the Tiger
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First Heinemann edition
Author Wilbur Smith
Country South Africa
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Heinemann
Publication date
1975

The Eye of the Tiger is a 1975 novel by Wilbur Smith set among the islands of the Indian Ocean and in England and the waters offshore. [1]

Film rights were bought by producer Michael Klinger who had made two films based on Smith novels. Although Smith did a screenplay, no movie has resulted as of 2016. [2] Klinger almost got the film financed in 1986 as part of an eight-picture deal but this film apart when the proposed star, Michael Caine, was unavailable. [3] [4]

A UK film The Tiger's Eye, directed by Brian Hutton,screenplay by Wilbur SMith, is (or was) in production. [5]

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References

  1. The Eye of the Tiger at Wilbur Smith's website
  2. Murphy, Mary (3 January 1976). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Klinger Has $30 Million Plans". Los Angeles Times. p. b10.
  3. Andrew Spicer, 'Rethinking Authorship in Film: The Struggle for Creative Control between Michael Klinger (Producer) and Wilbur Smith (Writer)'Smith
  4. Vagg, Stephen (27 January 2022). "The Cinema of Wilbur Smith". Filmink.
  5. "The Tiger's Eye". Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.